Y Soft has announced it is extending its RFID and contact reader range with the release of its entry-level YSoft MFX Lite reader. The YSoft MFX Lite reader is an ideal solution for secure identification and verification designed to suit more budget-conscious reader deployment use cases where chip technology is not a requirement, making cutting-edge reader technology affordable to all.

The reader also confirms Y Soft's commitment to sustainability by significantly reducing the power consumption of the reader, making it up to 36% more energy-efficient than most other readers. Like all newly sold Y Soft readers, it comes with a free, six-year product lifetime warranty, is built in-house in the EU and has the most up-to-date logic board chip set at its core to ensure that supply chain issues never become a problem.

The MFX Lite expands Y Soft's consolidated reader range, which is both comprehensive and easy to map to specific technological needs. This makes it the most complete and reliable one-stop reader family on the market for distributors, manufacturers and end users needing to provide reliable, contactless card authentication for secure print, scan and 3D print management, machine access and manufacturing process tracking, time tracking, attendance and access systems, fleet management, driver access, electric vehicle charging stations, vending machines and many other use cases.

Plug-and-play by nature, it is up and running in just a matter of seconds. The MFX Lite comes with a product lifetime warranty and numerous unique technologies help prevent the occurrence of any read errors. Based on Y Soft's industry-defining hardware performance assurance, which equates to more than 2.5 million hours of mean time between failures (MTBF) testing, the reader has been tested five times more robustly than the closest competitors' technology.

"The MFX reader range provides Y Soft's channel partners with the flexibility and choices needed to match specific client needs and close deals faster," said Anne Valaitis, research manager, imaging, printing & document solutions group, IDC. "By taking advantage of advanced circuit board design and the latest in chipset technology, Y Soft also helps partners and customers address important challenges around supply chain and sustainability."

The MFX Lite can authenticate across many scenarios and provides a robust, hygienic solution that eliminates the need for staff to touch any surfaces to identify themselves. Plus, with follow-the-sun global support and the product lifetime warranty, in the unlikely event that the device encounters a problem, there is someone standing by in the user's time zone to help solve it.

"The MFX Lite might be seen as the baby brother of the MFX range, but don't let the name mislead you," said Marcel Fejtek, COO, head of manufacturing and hardware engineering, Y Soft. "It opens up our MFX range to those use cases where having a complete chip set is not a requirement. This helps end users keep their costs to minimum while, at the same time, reduces their carbon footprint and gives them the peace of mind of the free, six-year product lifetime warranty."